Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusParkesia (Waterthrushes)
- SpeciesParkesia motacilla (Louisiana Waterthrush)
Closest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Arrowhead Warbler
Setophaga pharetra
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Louisiana Waterthrush in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Louisiana Waterthrush sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Louisiana Waterthrush in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Louisiana Waterthrush in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.